Obesity and Critical Illness in COVID-19: Respiratory Pathophysiology.
Obesity (Silver Spring)
; 29(5): 870-878, 2021 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1059411
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Recent cohort studies have identified obesity as a risk factor for poor outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To further explore the relationship between obesity and critical illness in COVID-19, the association of BMI with baseline demographic and intensive care unit (ICU) parameters, laboratory values, and outcomes in a critically ill patient cohort was examined.METHODS:
In this retrospective study, the first 277 consecutive patients admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital ICUs with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 were examined. BMI class, initial ICU laboratory values, physiologic characteristics including gas exchange and ventilatory mechanics, and ICU interventions as clinically available were measured. Mortality, length of ICU admission, and duration of mechanical ventilation were also measured.RESULTS:
There was no difference found in respiratory system compliance or oxygenation between patients with and without obesity. Patients without obesity had higher initial ferritin and D-dimer levels than patients with obesity. Standard acute respiratory distress syndrome management, including prone ventilation, was equally distributed between BMI groups. There was no difference found in outcomes between BMI groups, including 30- and 60-day mortality and duration of mechanical ventilation.CONCLUSIONS:
In this cohort of critically ill patients with COVID-19, obesity was not associated with meaningful differences in respiratory physiology, inflammatory profile, or clinical outcomes.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Body Mass Index
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COVID-19
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Obesity
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Physiology
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Metabolism
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Oby.23142
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